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David Burrows concludes his trilogy of posts about disclosure (formerly discovery) by considering the procedural context for release of material from family proceedings to non-parties such as the police… Continue reading
This post considers a recent case over which two judges appear to take differing views of the law on open justice, neither of which appears to David Burrows to be right. … Continue reading
David Burrows continues his series explaining how discovery became disclosure and the different ways it has been understood and applied in different areas of law… Continue reading
In the first of a series, David Burrows explains how discovery became disclosure and the different ways it has been understood and applied in different areas of law… Continue reading
ICLR reporter Shirani Herbert explains why an ecclesiastical court was asked to rule on a case about a sculpture of Oscar Wilde by Eduardo Paolozzi. … Continue reading
David Burrows considers the courts’ power to order or encourage parties to attempt non-court dispute resolution or mediation. … Continue reading
This was the question discussed last month, at a panel discussion held in the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies under the heading “Technology, Transparency and Criminal Justice”.… Continue reading
In the third of a series considering recent civil practice and procedure cases in the context of family law, David Burrows focuses on the ratio decidendi and what is sufficient to found an appeal… Continue reading
David Burrows returns to the topic of precedent and the importance of consistency, at least by a judge with their own previous decisions. … Continue reading
